that kind of energy. now we need to play ball. and how they play ball in the next few weeks and this window you talk about, joe, gives them the room they need to really drill down on a message, a core message. pretty much in line with what you're talking about, a fiscal conservative message about cutting the growth, the size, the spending that the government is currently engaged in to protect those very programs that the left is so hunkered down on and so concerned about for out year and for future generations. >> and the thing is, the president, if he wants to pass a sweeping bill on global warming, if he wants to go after cap and trade again, that's very easy. you can say if you're john boehner, well, that's fantastic. democrats, this is a democratic -- this is a democratic plan. you guys want it. it's a priority for you. guess what? you control the senate. you guys -- you guys pass global warming in the legislation in the senate, then we'll look at it in the house. gay marriage, fantastic. we are open to whatever you pass. that's your top priority, great. why don't you guys in the senate
